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HJF nursing specialist wins prestigious Celina Field Cargiver Award

... RN, nursing specialist for the Army's Regional anesthesia & Pain Management Initiative at Walter Reed Army ... Col. Chester Buckenmaier, chief, Army Regional anesthesia & Pain Management Initiative. Established in 2003, the Army Regional anesthesia & Pain Management Initiative seeks to improve the ...

Long-lasting nerve block could change pain management

... work, they used specially designed fat-based particles called liposomes to package saxitoxin, a potent anesthetic, and produced long-lasting local anesthesia in rats without apparent toxicity to nerve or muscle cells. The research was published online April 13 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- in brief

... study. Researchers from New York conducted and reviewed case studies regarding the effects of the 29 most commonly used herbs and antidepressants, on anesthesia and surgery. After identifying a number of harmful, intraoperative risks, ranging from increased bleeding to fatal interactions, the authors ...

Inherited genetic cause, possible treatment found for complex lung disorder

... that would be a major benefit to patients." The current front-line treatment is whole-lung wash, where a tube is inserted into the airway under anesthesia to flush out the lungs. People with PAP can also acquire secondary infections. This happens when immune system cells in called macrophages and ...

Emotion and scent create lasting memories -- even in a sleeping brain

... formed," Shea says. "Long-term memories created under these conditions often result in a permanent change in behavior." The Duke team administered anesthesia to a mouse and stimulated the release of noradrenaline with an electrode while wafting the scent of either food or the urine of another mouse under ...

First-ever symposium brings together military and civilian medical experts

... brain injury; infectious diseases; and cancer. WHO: Panel moderators and participants include: COL Chester "Trip" Buckenmaier, M.D., Regional anesthesia at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Robert J. Ursano, M.D., Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress COL Nelson Michael, M.D., Ph.D., U.S. Military ...

First successful reverse vasectomy on endangered species performed at the National Zoo

... and then subsequently reversing vasectomies in South American bush dogs at the St. Louis Zoo. "Although our team is very experienced in horse anesthesia and surgery, by using the specialized professional skills of Dr. Silber, we greatly increased the likelihood of success," said Dr. Luis Padilla, ...

Medicines derived from cannabis: a review of adverse events

... to the patients in the control groups," said Ware, a neurosciences researcher at the Research Institute of the MUHC and assistant professor in anesthesia at McGill's Faculty of Medicine The majority of events were mild to moderate in severity. The majority of non-serious adverse events observed ...

Gene therapy study shows safety and statistically significant improvement in Parkinson's disease

... 12 patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease, with four patients in each of three dose-escalating cohorts. All procedures were performed under local anesthesia and all 12 patients were discharged from the hospital within 48 hours of the procedure. At one year, all 12 patients as a group demonstrated a ...

Does a peptide affect the heart's response to social isolation?

... in the heart’s detrimental responses to social isolation. The Study: Summary of Methodology Adult female prairie voles were placed under anesthesia and implanted with wireless, radio frequency transmitters. The animals were subsequently exposed to either social isolation or pairing with a female ...

Prototype just-in-time medical device enables untrained bystanders to save lives

... only a few months after training. The JITS device prototype used in the study consisted of a dummy "victim," a pressure-sensing headrest, an anesthesia mask, defibrillator pads, and a video screen and speakers that transmit audio and visual cues to tell the user what to do and give him or her ...

Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities

... "This new technology will offer physicians and surgeons the capability to bring many more procedures into outpatient settings, reduce anesthesia requirements and minimize tissue damage," Tearney adds. "The device's size and flexibility should allow safer navigation through such delicate ...

Neurologix announces positive results of gene therapy clinical trial in Parkinson's disease

... at baseline, 6 and 12 months. The Gene Therapy Procedure The surgery entailed a stereotactic neurosurgical procedure performed under local anesthesia with the patient awake. First, MRI was used to image the target subthalamic nucleus (STN) region of the brain. The STN was mapped using ...

Alzheimer's cognitive decline slowed

... the brain. One of these patients died five week later. As a result of the bleeds, the protocol was redesigned to perform the procedure under general anesthesia and all subsequent procedures were performed without complication. Cognitive outcomes were assessed in the six patients who completed the NGF ...
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